With
regard to the gap, isn’t there often a gap with goggles, also?
One
size doesn’t really fit all. Jim, I seem to remember that a vid
eo
that you showed at a safety seminar several years ago showed better protect
ion with
something like visogogs than some goggles. Am I remembering correctly
?

Our school che
mistry
department has stopped use of the Visor-Gogs because of the gap between the
side of the face and the goggle. I personally used them for years, bu
t
when we hired our Laboratory Coordinator/Chemical Hygiene Officer a few yea
rs
ago, we made the decision that Visor-Gogs weren't safe.
p>

I realize that
compliance can be difficult. But if the instructor uses them, and
requires that the students do, there should not be much of a problem.

We are considering returning to use of Visor-Gogs®
for
chemistry lab students, as well as art studio activities. Our reasoni
ng
is that increased comfort will translate into increased compliance, a
s
well as the idea that the less irritated the wearer's eyes/face are from th
e
goggles, the less likely one is to reach in to rub with a potentially
chemically-contaminated finger.

Please offer feedback, or other information, positive
and
negative, on the use of Visor-Gogs® as PPE.

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